Tuesday, 22 March 2016

Mr. Wayne Drysdale - MLA for Grande Prairie-Wapiti

Heavenly Father, as we lift up MLA Mr. Wayne Drysdale to you today. We ask you to be with him guiding him in all his deliberations and bringing his plans to fruition. As he travels may he experience your hand of safety and we pray that he would connect with those who also want success and growth for the people of his constituency. May he and his team be of one mind as they make decisions for our province. Amen

Wayne Drysdale was elected to his third term as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Grande Prairie-Wapiti on May 5, 2015.

He currently serves as a member of the Standing Committee on Private Bills and the Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship.

He had previously served as Minister of Transportation and as Minister of Infrastructure.
Mr. Drysdale has also served as deputy whip and as a member of the following Standing Committees of the Legislative Assembly:
  • Private Bills
  • Finance
Previous committee involvement includes serving as a member of the Treasury Board, chairing the cabinet policy committee on Resources and the Environment, and serving on the cabinet policy committee on Public Safety and Services and the Standing Committees on Public Accounts and Resources and Environment.

Prior to serving with the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Mr. Drysdale spent 15 years as councilor for the municipal district of Greenview and served as chair of both the Agricultural Service Board and the Municipal Planning Commission.

Active in his community, Mr. Drysdale has served on the following boards:
  • Grande Prairie Regional Emergency Medical Service (vice-chair and founding member)
  • Community Futures Grande Prairie & Region
  • Grovedale/South Wapiti Recreation Board
  • Alberta Milk Producers
  • Alberta Beef Producers
  • Grovedale Volunteer Fire Department

Mr. Drysdale and his wife, Sherry, live on the family farm in the Grande Prairie area. Their daughter, Jodie, along with her husband, Don, and daughters Tory and Sydney also live in the region. In 2001, following the tragic death of their son, Troy, the family established a bursary for local students pursuing a career in emergency services, fire or EMS in Northern Alberta. To date the bursary has helped fill 49 emergency response positions in the region.

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